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Draft Selections
Jeremiyah Love Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (MIA)
Jeremiyah Love
RB Notre Dame
Emmanuel Pregnon Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (MIA)
Emmanuel Pregnon
OG Oregon
Blake Miller Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (MIA)
Blake Miller
OT Clemson
Markel Bell Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (MIA)
Markel Bell
OT Miami
Jake Slaughter Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (MIA)
Jake Slaughter
C Florida
Keionte Scott Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (MIA)
Keionte Scott
CB Miami
Demond Claiborne Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (MIA)
Demond Claiborne
RB Wake Forest
Drew Allar Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (MIA)
Drew Allar
QB Penn State
Taylen Green Head Shot
PICK: 151 RND: 5 (MIA)
Taylen Green
QB Arkansas
Eric Gentry Head Shot
PICK: 227 RND: 7 (MIA)
Eric Gentry
LB USC
Adam Randall Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (MIA)
Adam Randall
RB Clemson
Draft Grade — Dolphins
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Dolphins did the meat-and-potatoes work well: B-.

The Dolphins looked at the value chart, folded it up, and took Eric Gentry at No. 227 regardless, 125 picks early.

On value alone, Slaughter makes the weekend a net positive. Leaving wide receiver unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall.

On the needs board they went 4 of 8, with quarterback the one that mattered most.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the wide receiver spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick11 Rnd1 Jeremiyah Love
Jeremiyah Love slid further than he should have, and the 11th pick is lovely value for the running back. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick30 Rnd1 Emmanuel Pregnon
In No. 30 they get a blindside protector, even if it was a touch early. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick43 Rnd2 Blake Miller
Blake Miller in the 43rd overall pick is exactly on the number, no argument either way. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick75 Rnd3 Markel Bell
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Markel Bell well ahead of where he belonged. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick87 Rnd3 Jake Slaughter
They will replay Jake Slaughter at the Round 3 slot for years; that is how good the value is. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick90 Rnd3 Keionte Scott
You do not let a cornerback like Keionte Scott reach Round 3, Pick 26 and blink. They did not. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick94 Rnd3 Demond Claiborne
Demond Claiborne in the 94th pick is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick130 Rnd4 Drew Allar
They talked themselves into Drew Allar at slot 130, and the board did not agree. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick151 Rnd5 Taylen Green
They left a pile of value on the table to take Taylen Green this early at the Round 5 slot. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick227 Rnd7 Eric Gentry
They reached into another round for Eric Gentry, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick238 Rnd7 Adam Randall
A real head-scratcher, Adam Randall in pick 238 is miles ahead of his ranking. It fills a real need, too.